Approaches- learning approach Flashcards
What is localisation of brain functioning
the theory that specific areas of the brain are associated with particular physical and psychological functions
Three concentric layers of the brain
The central core The limbic system The cerebral cortex
What does the central core do- very brief
Regulates our most primitive and involuntary behaviours Regulates eating and drinking and regulates endocrine system to maintain homeostasis
What does the limbic system do- very brief
Contains the parts of the brain involved in controlling our emotions
What does the cerebral cortex do- very brief
Regulates our higher intellectual processes
What is hemispheric lateralisation
The dominance of one hemisphere of the brain for particular physical and psychological functions
Which hemisphere are broca’s and Wernicke’s areas located (in most people)
Left hemisphere
What is Broca’s area responsible for
Converting thought into speech. I.e spontaneous communication
What is Wernicke’s area responsible for
Understanding and producing speech
What lobes are the sensory and motor movements in
Parietal lobe
What is the location for the awareness of what we are doing in our environment (our consciousness)
Frontal lobe
What is the location for vision
Occipital lobe
What is the location for auditory ability
Temporal lobe
Which lobe is the motor cortex in
Frontal lobes
What lobe is the somatosensory cortex in
Parietal lobe
What lobe is the visual cortex in
Occipital lobe
What lobe is the auditory cortex in
Temporal lobe
What does contralateral mean with reference to the motor cortex
the primary motor cortex on the right frontal lobe controls movement on the left side of the body and vice versa
What does somatotopically organised mean
point-for-point correspondence of an area of the body to a specific point on the motor cortex
What does the primary somatosensory cortex detect
Sensory events arising from receptors in the different areas of the body.
What does the somatosensory cortex do
Using sensory information from the skin, it produces sensations of touch, pressure, pain and temperature, which it then localises to specific body regions
How is the somatosensory cortex organised
Somatotopically
Both sides of the brain have a somatosensory cortex meaning it is ….
Contralateral
What transmits nerve impulses from the retina to the brain
The optic nerve